Before the live show aired on CBS at 8PM, Skrillex took home a few awards -- as well as popsters Rihanna (Short Form Music Video for 'We Found Love' featuring Calvin Harris) and Taylor Swift (Best Song Written for Visual Media for ‘Safe & Sound’ from 'The Hunger Games').

Meanwhile, despite Adele being out of the limelight for much of 2012, the songstress snagged Best Pop Performance for her live rendition of 'Set Fire to the Rain,' and Gotye took home Record of the Year for his smash radio hit 'Somebody That I Used to Know' with Kimbra.